Display stand



DCC- 31, 1953 R. P. KLl-:PPIN 3,116,027

DISPLAY STAND Filed Sept. 6, 1960 IN1/mm@ Romnd P. Kleppin Attorney United States Patent O 3,116,027 DISPLAY STAND Roland P. Kleppin, Hales Corners, Wis., assignor to Display Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Filed Sept. 6, 1960, Ser. No. 53,991 3 Claims. (Cl. 240-81) This application relates to display stands, and particularly to a mounting arrangement for a transparency holder.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved transparency holder which is easily assembled and can be conveniently located in areas of a building.

This object is attained by pinching the ends of a pair of transparencies between a pair of angular channel members secured to either end of a frame which is mounted on a single pole stand. The transparencies are longer than the frame so that they will bow outward at the center providing a space for a source of light and for the stand.

Other objects and advantages will be pointed out in, or be apparent from, the specification and claims, as will obvious modilications of the single embodiment shown in the drawings, in which:

FIG. l shows the transparency holder partly broken to show the angle iron arrangement.

FIG. 2 shows the U-bolts for mounting the frame on the stand.

FIG. 3 shows the display stand.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the display stand includes a frame 40 having channel members 10 mounted in parallel at each end of cross-members 12. The sides 14 of the channel members are angled outward with respect to the bottom 16 and threaded holes 18 are provided in the bottom 16 to receive thumb screws 22. A second channel member 20 is secured to the outside of each of the channel members by the thumb screws 22 passing through holes 24 in channel members 20 into threaded holes 18. The inside surface of the sides of the second channel members are angled outward to cooperate with the outside surface of the sides of the first channel member to form a clamp into which the ends of transparencies 26 are positioned.

The transparencies are longer than the cross-members so that they bow outward at the center when they are clamped between the channel members. A source of light, such as bulbs 30 or neon tubes, if desired, is mounted on the cross-members of the frame to illuminate the transparencies. The increased space available between the center of the transparencies makes it possible to use a smaller, lighter frame to hold the transparency and still have sufiicient space between the transparencies for the lights and a stand 28.

The frame is mounted on stand 28 by inserting post 30 through U-clamps 32 centrally located on cross members 12. The U-clamps are loosely secured to the cross-members by nuts 36 and are provided with a non-slip covering such as rubber in the U-portion of the clamp. The weight of the frame will pull downward on the clamp but the increased friction of the U-portion of the clamp due to the rubber covering thereon will cause the clamps to bind on the post. The frame can be set at any convenient height on the post by merely lifting the frame to loosen the U-clamp and moving the frame up or down on the post.

Although but a single embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described, it will be apparent "nce to those skilled in the art that various changes and modiiications may be made therin without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A display stand for supporting a pair of panels and comprising, in combination, a vertical member, a pair of vertically spaced members secured intermediate their ends to and extending transversely of said vertical member, i'lrst generally channel-shaped members connected to the opposite ends of said transverse members and each having angularly disposed sides spaced from said cross members, second generally channel-shaped members having angularly disposed sides overlapping and spaced from said angularly disposed sides of said first channel-shaped members to clamp the opposed ends of said panels between respective cooperating pairs of said angular sides of said first and second channel-shaped members, said channelshaped members defining panel supporting means having opposed open ends so that panels of different size can be supported in said display stand and in spaced relationship from said vertical member.

2. A display stand for supporting at least one panel and comprising, in combination, a Vertical member and an open ended frame for supporting different size panels, said frame including at least one member arranged to extend transversely of said vertical member, rst generally channel-shaped members connected to the opposite ends of said transverse member and each having at least one angularly disposed side, second generally channel-shaped members each having at least one angularly disposed side overlapping and spaced from said angularly disposed side of said first channel-shaped members, means for connecting said iirst and second channel-shaped members to clamp opposed ends of said panel between cooperating pairs of said angular sides of said lirst and second channelshaped members, and holding means loosely supported from said transverse member intermediate its ends and embracingly engaging said vertical member so that said holding means binds on said elongated member when the weight of said frame is on said holding means and loosely surrounds said elongated member when said weight is removed therefrom, said channel-shaped members delining a panel supporting frame having opposed open ends for supporting panels of different size and in spaced relation from said vertical member.

3. The display stand of claim 2 wherein said first generally channel-shaped members are relatively spaced a distance less than the length of said panels so that when said panels are clamped in said display stand the central portions thereof bow outwardly and are spaced from said vertical member.

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1. A DISPLAY STAND FOR SUPPORTING A PAIR OF PANELS AND COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A VERTICAL MEMBER, A PAIR OF VERTICALLY SPACED MEMBERS SECURED INTERMEDIATE THEIR ENDS TO AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID VERTICAL MEMBER, FIRST GENERALLY CHANNEL-SHAPED MEMBERS CONNECTED TO THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID TRANSVERSE MEMBERS AND EACH HAVING ANGULARLY DISPOSED SIDES SPACED FROM SAID CROSS MEMBERS, SECOND GENERALLY CHANNEL-SHAPED MEMBERS HAVING ANGULARLY DISPOSED SIDES OVERLAPPING AND SPACED FROM SAID ANGULARLY DISPOSED SIDES OF SAID FIRST CHANNEL-SHAPED MEMBERS TO CLAMP THE OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID PANELS BETWEEN RESPECTIVE COOPERATING PAIRS OF SAID ANGULAR SIDES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND CHANNEL-SHAPED MEMBERS, SAID CHANNELSHAPED MEMBERS DEFINING PANEL SUPPORTING MEANS HAVING OPPOSED OPEN ENDS SO THAT PANELS OF DIFFERENT SIZE CAN BE SUPPORTED IN SAID DISPLAY STAND AND IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP FROM SAID VERTICAL MEMBER. 